Coinbase enables global traders to gain continuous, leveraged exposure to major US stocks using perpetual futures, allowing them to expand beyond cryptocurrencies and into traditional assets while targeting 24/7 trading demands.
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Perpetual stock futures are currently available for trading at $AAPL$MSFT$GOOGL$AMZN$NVDA$META$TSLA$SPY$QQQ.
We currently trade 24/7 for eligible traders outside of the US.
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The new product covers seven technology stocks and ETF perpetual futures, including Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta.
The contract is settled in USD Coin (USDC), a dollar-pegged stablecoin, and provides up to 10x leverage on individual stocks and up to 20x leverage on perpetual ETFs, allowing international traders to take extended positions in the price movements of US stocks without a traditional brokerage account. It also supports cross-margining across perpetual futures and spot positions, improving capital efficiency.
Retail users can access it through Coinbase’s advanced trading interface and API, and institutional trading is supported through its international exchanges, all within a 24/7 market environment, including weekends.
Why perpetual stock futures?
Traditional U.S. stock exchanges are closed on weekday afternoons and dark on weekends and holidays, creating a gap that has long frustrated investors around the world.
Perpetual futures have no expiration date and continuously track the spot price of the underlying asset through a funding rate mechanism.
The move targets growing global demand for 24-hour stock trading, particularly in regions with limited access to U.S. markets. It also advances the company’s goal of building a “everything exchange” that combines multiple asset classes into one system.
Regulation and product development
Over the past year, Coinbase has been laying the groundwork for this movement through major regulatory and product milestones. The exchange introduced crypto perpetual futures for U.S. retail customers in mid-2025, primarily under CFTC oversight for commodity derivatives.
The company then expanded its cryptocurrency derivatives into Europe under a MiFID II license from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission secured through its 2024 acquisition of Bux, reaching traders in 26 countries with a rollout in March 2026 that was closely aligned with the launch of stock index futures.
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